11 percent of people own a tablet.
You are part of a small, but growing population if you own a tablet. A new Pew Research Center survey claims that 11 percent of adults now own a tablet of some sort, and reveals some interesting facts and trends related to tablet usage.
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Featured invention at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase 2011
The YuleaHoop™ is a small round ring with gripping slots that slips over the top branch of your Christmas Tree. The YuleaHoop securely holds ribbons and/or bead garlands in place. Decorating is fast, easy and secure. It will hold string popcorn and cranberries too! YuleaHoop is a revolutionary new way to decorate your tree.
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Earlier this week, the nebulous and notorious international Internet hacktivist collective known as Anonymous exposed a large ring of Internet pedophiles…
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A new view on temperature regulation.
Let’s face it, programmable thermostats can be complicated. They’re like any other device you have to program — they sound neat but actually using them can be annoying. And yet, the thermostat is one of the most important parts of a home for keeping the carbon footprint low. So how do we simplify something that can add up to a complex ordeal what with mornings, evenings, different rooms, different preferences, and so on? Well, the creator of the iPod — a marvelously simple but powerful device — has an idea…
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Do carbonated soft drinks make teens more violent?
Just one can of soda a day is linked to more aggressive behavior by teenagers, claim researchers.
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Quantum levitation
Researchers at the Tel Aviv University have created a track around which a superconductor can float, thanks to the phenomenon of “quantum levitation“. Suspending a superconducting disc above or below a set of permanent magnets – the magnetic field is locked inside the superconductor ; a phenomenon called ‘Quantum Trapping’.
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Laser attacks on planes continue got grow.
Despite increased penalties for anyone caught doing it, the number of dangerous laser assaults on aircraft cockpits continues to grow at an alarming rate.
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How rich are the superrich?
A huge share of the nation’s economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household. The average income for the bottom 90 percent of us? $31,244.
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Are your kids turning into a fountain of four-letter words? Blame it on TV.
A new study has found a link between foul-mouthed inner-city children and profanity-ridden shows and video games.
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These rooms are painted so that, when looked at right, optical illusions will appear. Very cool…
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In-orbit gas station
NASA is considering a proposal to put fuel depots in space while looking to accelerate plans to send astronauts to distant destinations.
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TapSense is an experimental touchscreen system, that is able to tell the difference between different parts of the user’s finger.
Devices with small touchscreens, such as smartphones, certainly have their attractions, but they also have one drawback – there isn’t much room on their little screens for touch-sensitive features. Users will sometimes have to go into sub-menus, or make do with jabbing their fingers at tiny controls. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute, however, are working on an alternative. Their prototype TapSense system can differentiate between screen taps from different parts of the finger, and will perform different tasks accordingly. (Pics and video)
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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